sacredhands on Mar 2nd, 2007Health Aging and Well-Being Dependent on Holistic Housing
Biology is always asking which has a greater influence on humans: nature versus nurture. A couple of gerontologists set out to answer this question by examining the relationship between housing and a senior’s well-being.
Specifically they wanted to know how the quality and type of living situation contributes to a sense of well-being and sense [...]
sacredhands on Feb 26th, 2007Older Americans, Vital Communities: A Bold Vision for Societal Aging
The one complaint I hear over and over again from people living in nursing homes is they hate the fact that everyone in the place is old! They can’t stand it. Without a cross-section of life, every day living gets stale and repetitive — the last thing a person needs if they’re going to keep [...]
sacredhands on Dec 18th, 2006Architecture for Senior Living
When you’re twenty-five, you can pretty much live anywhere - a car, the beach, even on a train between cities as you tramp your way across Europe. As you get older, though, and the body parts stop working according to the manufacturer’s specs, you discover that living ain’t so easy anymore. In fact, it might [...]